daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
to gather strength; to take heart
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to look around; to survey
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
comparatively; relatively
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
at once; immediately; right now
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
supply; provision; raising; procurement
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution